Program History

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2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003
2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998
1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993

2007

President Bush signs Executive Order 13423 - Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management (PDF) (7 pp, 105 K)
The Council on Environmental Quality issues Instructions for Implementing Executive Order 13423 (PDF) (51 pp, 149K)
EPA amends the Environmental Protection Agency Acquisition Regulation (EPAAR) to include green meeting requirements (PDF) (3 pp, 96K)
The Green Electronics Council issues "The Environmental Benefits of the Purchase or Sale of EPEAT Registered Products in 2006" (PDF) (11 pp, 72K)
The Zero Waste Alliance and the Green Electronics Council publish the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) Standards Development Roadmap , with support from EPA
NSF International publishes the Sustainable Carpet Assessment Standard (NSF 140-2007) (PDF) (2 pp, 80K)
EPA begins the process of developing a voluntary consensus based standard on green meetings through the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) issuing agencies publish a final rule on the Biobased Products Preference Program (PDF) (6 pp, 70K)
The FAR issuing agencies publish a final rule on implementation of Section 104 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (PDF) (6 pp, 77K)
The FAR issuing agencies publish an interim rule on the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) (4 pp, 62K)

2006

Office of Management and Budget releases the first Environmental Stewardship Scorecard, rating agencies on their progress in the areas of environmental management systems, green purchasing, sustainable building, electronics stewardship, and compliance management
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) approves the 1680-2006 Standard for Environmental Assessment of Personal Computer Products; IEEE 1680 is the first Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) standard for green desktops, laptops and monitors.
Electronics manufacturers submit the first EPEAT-registered computer desktops, laptops and monitors
Federal Green Construction Guide for Specifiers is made available on the Whole Building Design Guide
White House hosts Summit on Sustainable Federal Buildings
Nineteen federal agencies sign Federal Leadership in High Performance and Sustainable Buildings Memorandum of Understanding (PDF) (10 pp, 152 KB)
EPA publishes revised Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Guides for carpets, janitorial products, copiers, meetings/conferences
EPA and the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive release the Green Cleaning Pollution Prevention Calculator
EPA publishes Promoting Green Purchasing: Tools and Resources to Quantify the Benefits of EPP (PDF) (15 pp, 593 KB)
Office of the Federal Environmental Executive hosts 2006 Federal Environmental Symposium, which includes tracks on green purchasing, sustainable buildings and electronics stewardship

2005

EPA awards Blanket Purchasing Agreement for greening office supply purchases
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)expands E2129 "Standard Practice for Data Collection for Sustainability Assessment of Building Products" to include product category specific questionnaire
ASTM publishes E2432 "Standard Guide for General Principles of Sustainability Relative to Buildings"
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-58) (PDF) (550 pp, 1.3 MB) passes, encouraging federal purchasing of energy-efficient products
EPA publishes Integrating Green Purchasing Into Your Environmental Management System

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2004

Federal Electronics Challenge launches, promoting electronics stewardship in the federal government including purchase of environmentally preferable electronics
Twelve federal agencies sign Promoting Sustainable Environmental Stewardship of Federal Electronic Assets Memorandum of Understanding (PDF) (10 pp, 132 KB)
International Green Purchasing Network established, hosted by Japan's Green Purchasing Network
EPA publishes Federal Registrar notice requesting comments on Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Guides; provides Response to Comments
EPA publishes Buying Green Online: Greening Government E-Procurement of Office Supplies (PDF) (76 pp, 2.1 MB)

2003

Federal Green Construction Guide for Specifiers undergoes public review
Federal Electronics Challenge pilots with five federal agencies
Stakeholders participate in workshop to discuss development of the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT)
National Park Service designates 20 parks as Centers for Environmental Innovation in ongoing partnership with EPA

2002

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Environment Ministers approve OECD Council Recommendation on Improving the Environmental performance of Public Procurement
National Park Service, National Recreation and Parks Association and EPA sponsor first Greening Workshop and charrette at Big Cypress National Preserve
Center for A New American Dream and TerraChoice Environmental Services, Inc. co-host North American Green Purchasing Conference
Commission for Environmental Cooperation forms North American Green Purchasing Initiative
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-171) (PDF) (408 pp, 1.2 MB) passes, encouraging federal purchasing of biobased products
Oceans Blue Foundation unveils Green Meeting Planning Tool
EPA's develops its own Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Goals
National Institute of Standards and Technology releases Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability (BEES) software (version 3.0), with support from EPA
Tellus Institute publishes Greening Your Products: Good for the Environment, Good for Your Bottom Line (PDF) (52 pp, 692 KB), under a Cooperative Agreement with EPA

2001

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Buildings Performance Committee passes ASTM E2129 "Data Collection for the Assessment of Sustainable Building Products"
EPA publishes Qualitative Measurement of Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Among Federal Employees in 2000 (PDF) (61 pp, 328 KB)
Five federal agencies sign Improving Environmental Management of Electronic Assets Memorandum of Understanding (PDF) (7 pp, 465 KB)
EPA announces that all of the printing and copy paper that it uses will be 100 percent recycled with 100 percent post-consumer fiber, and process chlorine-free

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2000

EPA and the Department of Energy compile Case Studies in a Promising Practices Guide for Greening Contracts
President Clinton signs Executive Order 13148 - Greening the Government Through Leadership in Environmental Management, April 2000 (PDF) (14 pp, 257 KB) (Revoked by Executive Order 13243 (PDF) (7 pp, 105 KB))
EPA publishes State and Local Government Pioneers: How State and Local Governments Are Implementing Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Practices (PDF) (68 pp, 2.3 MB)
EPA publishes Federal Pioneers: Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Stories from the Federal Government (PDF) (12 pp, 693 KB)
EPA, Department of Interior and Javits-Wagner-O'Day (JWOD) program sign Memorandum of Agreement to step up efforts to identify and market green products
EPA publishes Environmentally Preferable Products Final Guidance Brochure
EPA publishes Tips for Buying Green with a Government Credit Card
National Institute of Standards and Technology releases Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability (BEES) software (version 2.0), with support from EPA

1999

EPA publishes Final Guidance on Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
EPA introduces Database of Environmental Information for Products and Services
EPA publishes Federal Registrar notice seeking comments on the Development of Voluntary Consensus Standards for Environmentally Preferable Goods and Services (PDF) (2 pp, 24 KB); provides Summary of Comments
Federal Trade Commission and EPA publish Sorting Out Green Advertising Claims
National Association of Counties publishes the Environmental Purchasing Starter Kit: A Guide to Greening Government through Powerful Purchasing Decisions for local governments, under a grant from EPA
EPA publishes Private Sector Pioneers: How Companies Are Incorporating Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (PDF) (44 pp, 1.8 MB)

1998

President Clinton signs Executive Order 13101 - Greening the Government Through Waste Prevention, Recycling, and Federal Acquisition, September 1998 (PDF) (11 pp, 98 KB) (Revoked by Executive Order 13243 (PDF) (7 pp, 105 KB))
National Institute of Standards and Technology introduces the Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability (BEES) software (version 1.0), with support from EPA
EPA publishes Environmental Labeling Issues, Policies, and Practices Worldwide (PDF) (322 pp, 1.5 MB)
EPA and the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive issue guidance on the Pilot Project Approach on Use of Non-Governmental Entities, to test the utility of various means of using non-governmental entities to achieve environmentally preferable purchasing goals

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1997

EPP Symposium: Greening Federal Purchasing held in Baltimore, MD
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council issue the final rule for Federal Acquisition Regulation revisions related to "Environmentally Sound Products"(PDF) (5 pp, 43 KB, About PDF)

1996

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and EPA initiate study examining innovative environmental purchasing programs in OECD member countries

1995

EPA publishes Proposed Guidance on Acquisition of Environmentally Preferable Products and Services
EPA hosts public meeting, accepts written comments, on Proposed Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Guidance

1994

Concept paper on environmentally preferable purchasing drafted, followed by public meeting and stakeholder meetings

1993

President Clinton signs Executive Order 12873 - Federal Acquisition, Recycling and Waste Prevention, October 1993 (PDF) (9 pp, 33 KB) (Revoked by Executive Order 13101 (PDF) (11 pp, 98 KB)), initiating EPA's work on environmentally preferable purchasing
General Services Administration and EPA initiate the first environmentally preferable purchasing pilot project on cleaning products

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